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Show Manila, Second Set Pace In "M" Men Basket Ball League Play Manila 4 0 P. G. 2nd 3 1 Windsor 2 2 P. G. 3rd 2 2 Lindon 1 3 P G. 1st 0 4 Results Wed. Jan. 26th P. G. 2nd, 37; Lindon, 20 Manila 34; P. G. 1st, 16. Windsor, 25; P. G. 3rd 15. But with one game left to play to determine first half honors in the Stake 'M" Men Schedule, the Manila and 2nd Wards alone remain in the running by virtue of wins chalked up last Wednesday Wednes-day evening. The league leading Manila five were matched point for point through three -full quarters quar-ters by the fighting 1st Ward outfit who are still without a win in four starts, but who have made every team play heads-up hall to outscore them. The score at the end of the third quarter was 17-14 for Manila at which time Keith Armitstead 1st ward guard who had been pulling the respectively to lead their team in scoring. Twelve players in all were used by the 2nd ward coach. Windsor took the measure of P. G. 3rd in the final game 25-15. 25-15. The 3rd ward team lost the services of Gene Fugal, who was injured in last week's game, which might have made some difference in this game, however, the Windsor team was "on" and the 3rd Ward's handicap would probably have made little difference. differ-ence. G. Gillman made 10 points for Windsor to lead the scoring. Each team will have played the other once at the end of Wednesday's Wed-nesday's play which ends the first half. The second half will commence right after the finish of the first half. The winner of the first half will play the winner win-ner of the second half in a two out of three game series to determine det-ermine the stake representative in the district tournament which will be held the latter part of February or the early part of March. Next week's schedule: Wedensday, February 2nd 7.30 P. M. P. G. 1st vs Windsor 8.30 P. M. P. G. 2 vs P. G. 3rd 9.30 P. M. Lindon vs Manila. ball down off Manila's backboard and preventing Manila's forwards the Swensons and Carter from following the ball in for tip-ins, was forced to leave the game via the foul route. The 1st ward team's defense seemed to fall completely apart at this stage and Manila scored basket after basket to ring up a 34-16 win. The 2nd Ward Boys, coached by Eldon Johnson, stayed on the heels of Manila by showing their supporters that they really have a scoring punch by running up a 37-20 score against Lindon. The 2nd Warders have been improving improv-ing steadily game after game, and it is expected they will make it hot for Manila and the other teams br fore the season is over. There wnsn't much doubt as to 'ho (I''ome of this game as Farl Mathews. Lee Swenson and Ernie Smith. 2nd Ward forward wall, got their team off to a flying start that was never seriously threatened. Mathews, Center for 2nd. and M. Keetch center for Lindon, made 12 and 11 points |
